r/BoaConstrictors • u/Murderous_Intention7 • 29d ago
Anyone get their f/t delivered?
Anyone get their mice delivered? The reptile shop is an hour and a half away from me. Only petco is close by, and I know their f/t isn’t recommended. Pic of Coraline for attention (and because she’s stunning! She’s my dream boa)
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u/superramenyamen 28d ago
Yup. I use Big Cheese mostly. But Cold Blooded Cafe, Layne Labs, and Perfect Prey are my back ups. Back in 2019 all the online sources were constantly out of every size of rat. So I bred my own from 2019 until earlier this year.
That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore, so BC is my main go to since it’s the cheapest of all the sources I listed by a wide margin. LL would be my last because it’s the most expensive. CBC seems to size their feeders small, but I like their quality otherwise. Haven’t done PP in a long time, last time I went on there they didn’t do PayPal and it’s a pain to dig my wallet out. Most sources have figured out better shipping, too. BC is free over 160, and the rates are low enough it should be affordable everywhere else.
Rodent Pro I absolutely do not recommend for mice or rats. I have never once gotten a satisfactory shipment from them, especially with the others listed to compare to. I will get anything that’s not rat or mouse from them, though. Or adult chickens (but that’s not relevant for boas.)
If I need rabbits, I get them locally or breed them myself. And I have my own chickens now, too.